Kathy McCabe is the founder, editor and publisher of the subscription travel newsletter, Dream of Italy, The Insider's Guide to Undiscovered Italy. The six-year-old newsletter has been recommended by USA TODAY, National Geographic Traveler, U.S News & World Report, and BusinessWeek . Dream of Italy was named "Best Consumer Subscription Newsletter 2007." Through her newsletter and media appearances, this Italian travel expert has helped thousands of travelers experience authentic Italy.

Her first-hand reporting has included participating in the production of buffalo mozzarella in Campania, accompanying a man and his dog on a truffle hunt in Piedmont, soaking in magical hot springs in Tuscany, watching open-air opera in Verona, visiting ancient caves in Basilicata and enduring the hardship of reviewing new restaurants and hotels.

Last year, McCabe commented on the travel and culture aspects of the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Torino for USA TODAY, Peter Greenberg's "Travel Today", Travel Hub Radio and ABC NEWS' "World News This Morning."

In September 2006, McCabe launched The Italian Dream Concierge, a unique travel planning service, where clients can get her first-hand advice, daily itinerary planning and even escorted tour services. In 2004, McCabe co-founded Dream of Italy Designs offering Venetian glass jewelry creations. Her mother is the line's designer.

As a travel writer McCabe has written about everything from taking her dog to luxury hotels to choosing a Caribbean cruise. She currently is a regular contributor to AOL Travel. Her articles have appeared in USA TODAY, Saveur, Washingtonian, Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel, Global Traveler, The Travel Channel Online, Fodor's Travel Publications, The Dallas Morning News, The Baltimore Sun, The Boston Herald and Rudy Maxa's Traveler. She has also written for Ladies' Home Journal and Pages.

McCabe began her career in journalism at ABC News where she was part of an Emmy-Award winning investigative team linking money and politics during the 1996 presidential election. She holds a M.A. in non-fiction writing from Johns Hopkins University and a B.S.F.S. in European Studies from Georgetown University. She is a graduate of the Stanford University Publishing Program.

An avid dog lover, McCabe volunteers with the Washington Humane Society and the Fox Terrier Rescue Network

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